Chapter two

After living the precinct, Castle called Jim and asked him if he could go pick up Jayden at the daycare. what Jim agreed to do. Without even knowing why, Castle just explained to Jim that Beckett and him had had a spat earlier and that was why he needed to get some steam off. Castle knew he didn't have to give any kind of explication to Jim in order for him to go get his grandson, but he did it anyway.

Later that evening, after she was certain everyone else has gone home, Beckett gathered her stuff and made her way out. While she was waiting for the elevator, she catched a glance of her red puffy eyes in the stainless steal door. '' she sight'' It was so not like her to cry at work. She boarded the elevator and pressed the parking button. Once in her car she drives to her dad's place. -Yep, she was back at living with her dad !

Entering in the house she was surprise to see her son playing on the living room floor, since he was suppose to be with Castle this week. Kate went straight to Jayden saying '' Hey baby boy'' as she kissed him on the forehead. Then, she went to the kitchen where her dad was cooking dinner and said ''Hi dad, why is Jayden here with you ? It's Castle week.'' Jim turned to her with a reassuring smile while saying '' Rick, called asking me to pick him up. He talked about a fight you two had today...'' Jim let the end of his sentence hanging and looked up at Kate, encouraging her to talk to him about this says fight. Kate said sheepishly while cutting vegetable, '' oh ... yes, basically Castle gave me an ultimatum, I have to choose between my mariage or mom's case.'' Jim put the chiken casserol in the oven and ask his daughter « what are you going to do ?» Kate stopped cutting the vegetable and said with a dertermined tone « I will have to let him in on the case... That is my only option if I don't want to loose him.» Jim turned around to fully face kate - his loving expression now replace with a concerned one- « Katie listen, I know this case means a lot to you but look at how your mother's murder affected you and I.'' Kate switched weight from feet to feet. Jim took her by the shouder and gently turn her toward the living room while saying « Look at your son Katie ! What if something bad happen to you and Castle ? Do you really want to put Jayden trough the same pain you felt when your mother die?» Kate bow her head while saying « Not pursuing this it make me feel like I'm giving up on mom !» Jim took Katie's hands in his and said « Oh Katie, your mother she wouldn't have wanted you to put yourself in danger. She would have wanted you to spend as much time as possible with your family. She would have just wanted you to enjoy life to the fullest.» Jim swept away a tear that was rolling down Kate's cheek. «Do me a favor Kate and think thoroughly about it before taking any decision, okay !» Beckett just nod her head.

They had a quiet diner after what, Beckett gave a bath to her son, put him in his pj and read him a bedtime storie. Jayden fell asleep almost immediately but Kate stayed there, leaning against the door frame, looking at her little guy sleeping peacefully.